{"id":2761,"date":"2011-11-30T11:20:26","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/11\/nba-heats-up-on-espn\/"},"modified":"2011-11-30T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T11:20:26","slug":"nba-heats-up-on-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/30\/nba-heats-up-on-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA heats up on ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ameyawdebrah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/NBA.png\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-8105];player=img;\" title=\"NBA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8106\" title=\"NBA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/873eNBA-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The world\u2019s best hoopsters burn up the court. Although a lockout that began on 1 July 2011 threatened the season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is expected to be on the court this month, dishing up great hoops action for hungry fans around the globe.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last season saw the Dallas Mavericks finally get revenge, as well as their first NBA title, defeating the Miami Heat 4-2 in the Finals behind Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki and Jason Terry, who led the Mavs with 27 points in the last game, are the two remaining players from the Dallas team that lost to Miami in the 2006 Finals. See the Mavs and Bulls face off on the 8th, while the Thunder take on the Magic on the 15th, followed by a meeting with the Heat on the 24th. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are also in action as they take on the Utah Jazz early in the month and the Phoenix Suns at the end. DStv audiences can tune into ESPN to watch all the NBA action.<\/p>\n<p>Schedule:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Live coverage \u2013 Host team shown first<\/p>\n<p>Dec 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:30 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs<\/p>\n<p>Dec 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n<p>Dec 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:30 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks<\/p>\n<p>Dec 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 05:30 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix Suns vs. Orlando Magic<\/p>\n<p>Dec 14\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a002:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NBA Special Edition: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Denver Nuggets<\/p>\n<p>Dec 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:30 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NBA Special Edition: Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks<\/p>\n<p>Dec 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Orlando Magic<\/p>\n<p>Dec 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p>Dec 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:30 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York Knicks vs. Utah Jazz<\/p>\n<p>Dec 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder<\/p>\n<p>Dec 29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n<p>Dec 31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:00 CAT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Memphis Grizzlies vs. Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" class=\"c4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The world\u2019s best hoopsters burn up the court. 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Last season saw the Dallas Mavericks finally get revenge, as well as their first NBA title, defeating the Miami Heat 4-2 in the Finals behind Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NBA heats up on ESPN - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/30\/nba-heats-up-on-espn\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"NBA heats up on ESPN - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The world\u2019s best hoopsters burn up the court. 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